= Balearic Islands = The '''Balearic Islands''' are an archipelago off the Mediterranean coast of [[Spain]]. They are composed of '''Majorca''', '''Minorca''', '''Ibiza''' and '''Formentera'''. <> ---- == History == TODO: learn some history! '''James I''' of [[Spain/Monarchs#Iberian_Kingdoms|Aragon]] conquered the islands and established the '''kingdom of Majorca''' (sometimes ''Mallorca''). James separated this realm for his younger son, '''James II''', to inherit. His elder son, '''Peter III''', however did quickly subjugate and vassalize Majorca. [[UnitedKingdom/Anne|England]] began to contest [[Spain/Monarchs#Catholic_Monarchy|Spain's]] hold over the archipelago in the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]]. The '''Treaty of Utrecht''' ceded '''Minorca''' (''Menorca'' in England) and [[UnitedKingdom/LocalGovernment#Gibraltar|Gibraltar]]. The island briefly fell to French forces in the [[WorldHistory/SevenYearsWar|Seven Year War]], and again during the [[UnitedStates/Democratization#Revolutionary_War|American Revolutionary War]]. The [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Treaty of Amiens]] finally returned Minorca to Spanish control in 1802. TODO: learn some history! The islands are a province and autonomous community of [[Spain/Democratization|Spain]]. ---- CategoryTodoLearnHistory CategoryRicottone